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Joi Louviere
Joi Louviere is COURIER DFW’s senior newsletter editor. She’s a seventh-generation Texan and world traveler, passionate about college access, DIY projects, and trying out all the coffee shops in Dallas.

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‘Teens Have First Amendment Rights’: Ex Librarian Opposes Texas Bill Limiting Library Access

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Republican lawmakers want to censor public libraries in Texas. Parents, librarians, and freedom of speech advocates, including former public school librarian Carolyn Foote, voiced their concerns during a Senate committee hearing on April 28.
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Making it in DFW: Dallas concert photographer faked it until she made it & it worked

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From Greyhound buses, Costco cameras, and getting paid in beer—to photographing Taylor Swift at the Eras Tour—Madison Truscan has proven she can make it as a concert photographer in Dallas. 
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Trade pre-apprentice program is ‘no-brainer’ for Texans looking for a new career

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This state-funded program gives cohorts from Austin, Houston, and DFW a pathway into green construction jobs, while paying them to learn.
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Texas mom testifies against gun bill that would lower purchase age to 18

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In Texas, people must be at least 21 to buy a handgun from a licensed dealer — but Republican lawmakers want to change that. House Bill 2470, proposed by Rep. Wesley Virdell (R-Brady) and cosponsored by 20 other Republicans, lowers the age to possess a handgun to 18, despite firearms being the leading cause of death for children and teens aged 1-17, according to data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “This bill passing would be a bomb being detonated,” Robin Breed, a member of Moms Demand Action, said during a House committee hearing for the bill on April 14. “ Those of us in this room opposing this bill will continue to raise our voices against these dangerous and deadly policies, despite many of you being unwilling to look at  facts and data and continually leaving your conscious at the door.”
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Why was a Frisco man tased by Dallas PD in the Love Field airport?

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On April 19, Frisco’s Michael Singleton was tased and arrested by Dallas police in the Love Field Airport for an overdue traffic citation. Singleton, along with his attorney, addressed the press on Monday in downtown Dallas, asking for an investigation into the incident.
Strange Texas laws

Here are 7 of some of Texas’ most strange laws

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If you’re tuned into Texas politics, it probably doesn’t surprise you that the state has laws that don’t make any sense in 2025.  There must’ve been a time when making laws was fun and easy and state leaders, as well as city governments, started throwing any rule to the wall to see if it stuck. […]